| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S192784 | People v. Lara Order |  | May 20, 2011 | ||
| S191577 | People v. Xinos Order |  | May 20, 2011 | ||
| S191606 | Johnson & Johnson v. Superior Court (Trejo) Order |  | May 20, 2011 | ||
| S179903 | People v. Sanchez Order |  | May 20, 2011 | ||
| S184344 | People v. Chung Order |  | May 20, 2011 | ||
| S065720 | People v. Vines Court may excuse prospective juror when her belief on death penalty would prevent performance of her duties as juror. | Criminal Law and Procedure |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| B219089 | Archer v. United Rentals Inc. Privacy protection under Song-Beverly Credit Card Act is dependent on personal issuance of credit card, not purpose for which card is used in particular transactions. | Business Law |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| 10-35785 | Blatchford v. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Health care provider may only recover costs from third parties, not treated individuals, under Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | Native American Affairs |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| 08-71868 | Ayala v. Holder Former military officer must show persecution based on membership in group, not individual threat based on particular incident, to establish asylum eligibility. | Immigration |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| 09-35190 | McLeod v. Astrue Administrative law judge's failure to help applicant develop record by putting VA disability determination into record is reasonably likely to have been prejudicial. | Administrative Agencies |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| 10-35446 | Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance v. City of Seward, Alaska Under Clean Water Act, attorney fees are not unjust due to special circumstances where city was required to obtain permit for discharging pollutants. | Environmental Law |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| C062668 | People v. Gray Defendant waives his attorney-client communication privilege regarding documents brought to stand and used to refresh his memory in testifying. | Criminal Law and Procedure |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| A125080 | Dacey v. Taraday Estate must assert failure to file creditor’s claim as independent defense to preserve issue on appeal. | Probate and Trusts |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| A126558 | Oakland Heritage Alliance v. City of Oakland (Oakland Harbor Partners) City’s compliance with applicable statutes regarding mitigation measures for projects located in seismic area provides substantial evidence supporting environmental impact report approval. | Environmental Law |  | May 20, 2011 | |
| A127971 | Kaufman v. Goldman New tenancy is not created where landlord refused to cash rent checks and told tenant to vacate property pursuant to previous settlement agreement. | Real Property |  | May 19, 2011 | |
| 07-15386 | Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. Exercise of personal jurisdiction over foreign corporation is reasonable where corporation performed extensive business in California through contacts of subsidiary. | Civil Procedure |  | May 19, 2011 | |
| 09-56192 | Orange County Department of Education v. California Department of Education Order |  | May 19, 2011 | ||
| D056530 | Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter, Inc. v. San Diego Unified School District Public agency is permitted to enter into agreement that requires contactors to employ apprentices trained in joint labor-management apprenticeship program. | Labor Law |  | May 19, 2011 | |
| B220966 | People ex rel. Harris v. Pac Anchor Transportation Inc. Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act does not preempt state’s claim for violation of unfair competition law concerning employer obligations. | Constitutional Law |  | May 19, 2011 | |
| B222435 | Marriage of Valli Court mischaracterizes life insurance policy purchased during marriage as community property where wife took sole title with husband’s consent. | Family Law |  | May 19, 2011 | |
| B222889 | Luther v. Countrywide Financial Corp. State court has jursidction over 'covered class action' under federal Securities Act of 1933 because case was not based on state law. | Securities |  | May 19, 2011 | |
| A127775 | Union of American Physicians and Dentists v. Brown Court errs in invalidating state employee furlough program for lack of evidence that program interferes with objectives for which special fund was created. | Government |  | May 18, 2011 | |
| 07-35266 | Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Brown Court creates permit requirement for ‘point source’ discharges that pollute streams and rivers as result of logging activities. | Environmental Law |  | May 18, 2011 | |
| 08-99002 | Leavitt v. Arave Attorney’s strategic decision not to further investigate defendant’s mental health condition for resentencing purposes is reasonable. | Criminal Law and Procedure |  | May 18, 2011 | |
| 09-56618 | Glasser v. Volkswagen of America Inc. Class member who was not injured by attorney fee award to plaintiff's counsel does not have standing to appeal court’s order. | Constitutional Law |  | May 18, 2011 | |
| 09-72954 | Hoang v. Holder State misdemeanor conviction for rendering criminal assistance is not crime related to obstruction of justice constituting aggravated felony. | Immigration |  | May 18, 2011 | |
| C065273 | J.T., a Minor Sister lacks standing to appeal termination of parental rights based on maintenance of sibling relationship with minor. | Juveniles |  | May 18, 2011 | |
| 09-1272 | Kentucky v. King Officers’ conduct of knocking and announcing presence before entry does not create ‘exigency’ invalidating warrantless search. | Criminal Law and Procedure |  | May 17, 2011 | |
| 09-804 | CIGNA Corp. v. Amara Court has authority to reform pension plan to remedy false or misleading information provided to beneficiaries as equitable relief under ERISA Section 503. | Employment Law |  | May 17, 2011 | |
| S181781 | Oasis West Realty LLC v. Goldman Inference that former attorney used confidential information gleaned from representing plaintiff in former suit is sufficient to overcome anti-SLAPP motion. | Civil Procedure |  | May 17, 2011 | 
 

 
